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Overview

Subject specific requirements:
An academic degree, as a rule a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) requiring at least three years of study (6 semesters), or a diploma (Diplom), Master (Magister) or state examination (Staatsexamen) in physics or a comparable subject.

Applicants with an equivalent degree can also be admitted. These are graduates

• with a qualified Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in another field of natural sciences or engineering from a German university or with a related or comparable degree from a university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule),
• with a 2-subject Bachelor’s (B.A.) degree from the RUB in physics and a second subject in the natural sciences, or with a related or comparable degree from another German university,
• with a Bachelor of Science in physics or an equivalent degree from a foreign university requiring at least three years of study.

• Start: Winter semester recommendet - enrolment for summer semster is possible but usually no courses for beginners are being offered
• Application: Not restricted.
• Taught in: German

Details

The Master programme consists of modules in the following areas:

• Experimental Physics
• Theoretical Physics
• Internship
  In the internship module students acquire basic knowledge and an insight into the more complex interrelationships prevalent in the various fields of research of the department. Within the framework of the advanced internship and depending on whether their emphasis is experimental or theoretical, students can carry out a number of experiments of their own.
• Area of specialization in Physics
  For the purpose of developing an area of specialization in their studies, students are expected through their choice of elective courses to acquire more profound knowledge in one of the following special areas with an experimental or theoretical emphasis:
  -astronomy / astrophysics
  - biophysics
  - solid-state physics
  - nuclear and particle physics
  - neuroinformatics
  - didactics in physics
  - plasma physics
• Electives other than Physics
  For the purpose of broadening the students’ training and qualifications the study of physics is to be complemented by the acquisition and deepening of knowledge in a chosen subject from mathematics, natural sciences, engineering or the humanities.
• Electives
  In this elective area students may choose, depending on their own interests, from the lectures offered by the RUB aimed at providing occupational skills or transferable qualifications. Such courses might include foreign language or IT skills; techniques in communication, presentation, or organization; knowledge of business administration or economics, etc.
• Master thesis
  The M.A. thesis is meant to demonstrate that the student is capable of handling an experimental or theoretical task independently within a fixed period of time and in doing so of applying scientific methods.

Application

Requirement: You need a counseling interview with the programme´s student counselor before registration. In some Master-Programmes there are more specific requirements. Please contact your student counselor.

There are no restrictions.

• International students: Application Information of our International Office.

• Personal registration during registration times.

Student Counseling

Dr. Dirk Meyer (Bachelor-Studiengänge)
Building NB, Room 04/598
Tel.: +49 234/32 -23198
E-Mail: Dirk Meyer
Office hour: n.V.
Homepage Student Counseling

Dr. Rainer Wackermann (2-Fach-B.A., Lehramt, M.Ed.)
Building NB, Room 3/127
Tel.: +49 234/32 -23639
E-Mail: Rainer Wackermann
Office hour: n.V.
Homepage Student Counseling

Dr. Ivonne Möller (Master of Science, Promotionsstudiengang)
Building NB, Room 02/172
Tel.: +49 234/32 -29105
E-Mail: Ivonne Möller
Office hour: n.V.
Homepage Student Counseling

Dekanat Physik und Astronomie
Building NB, Room 02/170
Tel.: +49 234/32 -23785
E-Mail: Dekanat Physik und Astronomie
Office hour: n.V.
Homepage Student Counseling

Fachschaft Physik (Beratung durch Studierende)
Building NB, Room 02/174
Tel.: +49 234/32 -23991
E-Mail: Fachschaft Physik
Office hour: n.V.
Homepage Student´s representatives